What Do We Do Now? Where Do We Go?
If you’re at all a reasonable person, you’re likely gripped by fear by the results…
NerdInTheBasement
NerdInTheBasement (A.K.A. Douglas Laman) is a man of cinema, pure and simple. He loves good music, good food, good friends and the vocals of Idina Menzel. He does movie reviews, news pieces, editorials, occasional TV coverage and is well-known for writing like he's running out of time. Douglas Laman also has a Patreon, where you can donate to support his crippling movie-watching habit: https://www.patreon.com/DouglasLaman
Articles:
Hacksaw Ridge Is An Over-Done But Mostly Emotionally Satisfying War Drama
In an on-air interview with Stephen Colbert this past week, Mel Gibson made explicit mention…
Inferno Is So Bad I’m Not Even Giving It A Hell-Themed Pun. It Doesn’t Deserve My Puns.
Just a few days after seeing The Handmaiden, a fantastic example of using plot twists…
Doctor Strange Casts A Spell Over the Box Office While Trolls Have A Hair-Raising Opening Weekend And Audiences Show Loving Some…Money
Well, after so many box office bombs, something’s finally going right for Marvel Studios at…
By Embracing Its Unique Traits, Doctor Strange Becomes A Visually Impressive Winner
A number of these non-sequel Marvel Cinematic Universe features have big questions looming over them…
Prepare For Glorious Battle With The New Trailer For Wonder Woman!!
So…look, it’s been a bit of a rough year for DC, let’s not beat around…
What The Actual Hell Is Going On With American Pastoral?
Now that we’re 50 years removed from America in the 1960’s, any given storytelling has…
Deceit And Romance Are Parallel Forces In The Handmaiden
My unfamiliarity with the works of South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook meant I walked into…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: Halloween Is A Terrifying Movie About What Happens When Fear Intrudes On Normalcy
Even if no other high-quality horror films had been released that decade, it’s quite likely…
Tom Hanks Inferno Falls Beneath Box Office Victor Boo! A Madea Halloween
First of all, I wanted to make a thorough apology for something that appeared in…